There Are Jews Here

(Brad Lichtenstein, Morgan Elise Johnson, US 2016, 90 min., DCP)

Rochester International Jewish Film Festival. This documentary follows the untold stories of four once thriving American Jewish communities that are now barely holding on. Most American Jews live in large cities where they are free to define themselves in any way they wish. But almost invisible to most of the country are roughly one million Jews scattered across far-flung places. For them, Jewish identity is a daily, urgent challenge; if they don’t personally uphold their communities and live affirmative Jewish lives, they and their legacies could fade away forever.

A discussion with Rabbi Alan Katz of Temple Sinai and Dr. Wes Perkins, sociologist, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will follow the screening.

Tickets & info: rjff.org/festival-information